News Archive
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Veronica Mones, a master of social work candidate in the USC School of Social Work nurse social work practitioner program, has been awarded a $9,000 Gene and Marilyn Nuziard Healthcare Scholarship.
The scholarship, originated by the QueensCare board of directors to honor Gene and Marilyn Nuziard for their 16 years of service developing programs for the underserved of Los Angeles county, is given to students in financial need who pursue an education in the healthcare profession.
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Exploring the North Pole can come with great physical risks, but also significant mental challenges. While most enjoy the challenges posed by the extreme conditions of the Arctic, a new study suggests as many as half of the hardy adventurers may experience periods of depression, sleep disruption, memory loss, anger and conflict with fellow expeditioners. Five percent suffer symptoms severe enough to warrant treatment with medication or therapy, the researchers said.
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Assistant Professor Tyan Parker Dominguez of the USC School of Social Work has been named the Maternal and Child Health Young Professional of the Year by the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association.
The award annually recognizes a health professional who has made significant contributions to the field of maternal and child health and has demonstrated a potential for continuing impact.
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Since the technology was developed in the 1960s, geographic information systems (GIS) have been used by corporations, urban planners and public health officials to determine new business locations, make infrastructure decisions and pinpoint the spread of disease. But the sophisticated mapping software – which organizes and displays geospatial, demographic, socio-economic and other data – is just beginning to be widely embraced by the social work profession as a powerful tool for research, planning and effective delivery of services to those in need.
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Public speaking strikes fear in the hearts of many. And it's not just making a speech. Individuals can experience anxiety any time they present ideas in front of other people. This dread of being judged by others, looking foolish, being laughed at or making a mistake can be particularly problematic for future academicians. So, 10 PhD students from the School of Social Work, who are planning careers in front of a classroom and delivering research findings to colleagues, took a page out of the School of Theatre's playbook to handle their stage fright.
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The California Social Welfare Archives (CSWA) hosted its annual awards luncheon on Oct. 30 at USC Town and Gown to honor Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti and social worker David Kuroda for their commitment to the advancement of social welfare.
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Devon Brooks, associate professor and associate dean for faculty affairs at the USC School of Social Work, has been named to the Senior Research Fellows Program at the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, a non-profit research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to improving adoption laws, policies and practices.
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Imagining a bright future often can be difficult when growing up in an underprivileged inner-city neighborhood. But for 20 Garfield High School students in East Los Angeles, a field trip to USC and a pep talk from students in the USC School of Social Work has convinced many of these high school juniors a cardinal and gold future is a real possibility.
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Penelope Trickett, the David Lawrence Stein/Violet Goldberg Sachs Professor of Mental Health at the USC School of Social Work, has been awarded an Advancing Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences grant from the USC Provost's Office for more than $20,000. The prize will be used to further Trickett's current research study, "From Nature vs. Nurture to Nature x Nurture: Investigating How Genes Interact with Child Abuse and Neglect."
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Ann Marie Yamada, assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received a $733,500 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to pilot test a new intervention to give mental health providers in psychosocial rehabilitation services a more effective way to assess sociocultural issues across diverse client populations.